The Churchyard School of Poets: Inspired by Milton’s Penseroso
Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the aspects of the medieval revival was a renewed interest in the poetry of the old English masters, more especially Spenser and Milton. Under the inspiration of Milton’s Penseroso, a school or cult of melancholy grew, and the poets of this school are known as “the churchyard school of poets”. Gray’s Elegy,…
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